The Quebec general election of 1970 was held on April 29, 1970 to elect members of the National Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The former Legislative Assembly had been renamed the "National Assembly" in 1968. The Quebec Liberal Party, led by Robert Bourassa, defeated the incumbent Union Nationale, led by Jean-Jacques Bertrand. April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... The Quebec Parliament Building at night The National Assembly of Quebec (French: Assemblée nationale du Québec) is the name for the legislative body of the province of Quebec, Canada which was defined in the Canadian constitution as the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (lassemblée législative de... Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Official languages French Flower Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor Linné) Tree Yellow Birch Bird Snowy Owl Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Lieutenant-Governor Lise Thibault Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 75 24 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of... The Parti libéral du Québec (Liberal Party of Quebec), or PLQ, is a liberal political party in the Canadian province of Quebec. ... A portrait of Robert Bourassa, taken during his second term as premier of Quebec (1985–1994). ... The Union Nationale was a political party in Quebec, Canada, that identified with conservative French-Canadian nationalism. ... Jean-Jacques Bertrand (June 20, 1916 - February 22, 1973) was the Premier of Quebec, Canada, from October 2, 1968 to May 12, 1970. ...

The Union Nationale, which had governed Quebec through most of the 1940s and 1950s, never held power again.

This election marked the first appearance by a new party, the sovereignist Parti Québécois, led by former Liberal cabinet minister René Lévesque. The PQ won a modest seven seats, although Lévesque was defeated in his own riding. The PQ would later win over many of the Union Nationale's nationalist supporters, contributing to that party's demise. The Parti Québécois or PQ is a political party that advocates national sovereignty for the Canadian province of Quebec and secession from Canada, as well as social democratic policies and has traditionally had support from the labour movement. ... René Lévesque (pronounced ) (August 24, 1922 – November 1, 1987) was a reporter, a minister of the government of Quebec, Canada, (1960 – 1966), the founder of the Parti Québécois political party, and 23rd Premier of Quebec (November 25, 1976 – October 3, 1985). ...

Only a few months after the election, Quebec faced a severe test with the October Crisis, in which Liberal cabinet minister Pierre Laporte was kidnapped and assassinated by the Front de Liberation du Quebec, a violent pro-independence group. Military cordon in support of police taking surrender of terrorist Liberation cell, December 3, 1970 The October Crisis was a series of dramatic events triggered by two terrorist kidnappings in the province of Quebec, Canada, in October 1970, which ultimately resulted in a brief invocation of the War Measures Act... Pierre Laporte (February 25, 1921 - October 1970), was a Canadian politician who was assassinated by members of the terrorist group, the Front de Libération du Québec (Quebec Liberation Front). ... The Front de Libération du Québec (Quebec Liberation Front), commonly known as the FLQ, was a separatist group founded in the 1960s and based primarily in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ...

Results

Note: In the Quebec general election on June 5, 1966, the Union Nationale under Daniel Johnson, Sr. ... The Parti libéral du Québec (Liberal Party of Quebec), or PLQ, is a liberal political party in the Canadian province of Quebec. ... A portrait of Robert Bourassa, taken during his second term as premier of Quebec (1985–1994). ... The Union Nationale was a political party in Quebec, Canada, that identified with conservative French-Canadian nationalism. ... Jean-Jacques Bertrand (June 20, 1916 - February 22, 1973) was the Premier of Quebec, Canada, from October 2, 1968 to May 12, 1970. ... The Ralliement créditiste du Québec was a political party in Québec, Canada that operated under several names from 1970-1980. ... Camil Samson (born January 3, 1935) was a politician in Quebec, Canada, Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA), and leader of the Ralliement créditiste du Québec and other political parties. ... The Parti Québécois or PQ is a political party that advocates national sovereignty for the Canadian province of Quebec and secession from Canada, as well as social democratic policies and has traditionally had support from the labour movement. ... René Lévesque (pronounced ) (August 24, 1922 – November 1, 1987) was a reporter, a minister of the government of Quebec, Canada, (1960 – 1966), the founder of the Parti Québécois political party, and 23rd Premier of Quebec (November 25, 1976 – October 3, 1985). ...

* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.

¹ including results of Rassemblement pour l'indépendance nationale and Ralliement national from previous election. Pierre Bourgault speaks as leader of the Rassemblement pour lIndépendance Nationale. ... The Ralliement national was political party that advocated the political independence of Quebec from Canada in the 1960s. ...

See also

• List of Quebec premiers
• Politics of Quebec
• Timeline of Quebec history
• List of Quebec political parties

This is a list of the Premiers of Quebec, Canada since Confederation (1867). ... This is an article about the politics of Quebec, Canada. ... This article presents a detailed timeline of Quebec history both as part of the British Empire and the Dominion of Canada. ... This article lists political parties in Canada. ... In the Quebec general election on June 5, 1966, the Union Nationale under Daniel Johnson, Sr. ... This is a list of Quebec general elections since Confederation in 1867, when Quebec became a province of the Dominion of Canada. ... In the Quebec general election on October 29, 1973, the incumbent Quebec Liberal Party under Robert Bourassa won re-election, defeating the Parti Québécois under René Lévesque and the Union Nationale. ...

External link

• CBC TV video clip